It’s almost that time of year again! 🤩
Book Week 2024 is almost upon us! Celebrated from August 17-23, this year’s theme is Reading is Magic 💫
Between organising costumes, parades, book sales and more, Book Week can be a time of huge stress for teachers as we try to get our classes set up for an extraordinary celebration 😓 Luckily, you don’t have to worry about how to mark the occasion in your classrooms, because Top Teacher has got you covered! Your lesson planning this year will be as simple as download, print, go 💛
Read on to explore some of our brand-new Book Week resources and revisit a few old favourites!
Book Week planning can be tricky when working with younger learners or less enthusiastic readers! That’s why we’ve designed these resources to incorporate play into learning. Your students will have such a good time that they won’t even notice they’re reading and learning! 💛
💛 Sweet Story Shop: Genre Exploration 💛
Set up your classroom like a candy store where students taste test different book genres! Featuring all of the displays and printables you’ll need, this pack is adaptable to any classroom texts and is perfect for Early Years all the way to Year 3. Use as a fun Friday afternoon workstation set, or set up a lolly shop home corner for the entire week! |  |
💛 Library PLAY PACK 💛
You’ll love setting up this play corner with a huge variety of optional elements including posters, bunting, labels, library cards, return slips and more! Use the included book review printables to explore classroom texts, or combine this resource with The Librarian’s Review Display PACKAGE for a truly next-level learning experience 💫 |  |
💛 Book Week 2024 Activities 💛
Use the scavenger hunt activity to get out of the classroom and explore your school or local library! Have students hunt down texts to match each box and share their findings (and books!) with each other. Early finishers can keep themselves busy using the brainstorm and word search tasks! |  |
Let’s get crafty! 🎨 Book Week is the perfect opportunity to make a mess, get silly and have some fun with your students. These tasks will ensure your class have the opportunity to get creative while learning all about their favourite texts!
💛 Book Week: My Magic Hat Craft 💛
Use this cute craft activity to explore a text after reading and check for understanding! Perfect for Early Years to Year 2, students will record key information on the magic wands before cutting and gluing the hat pocket together. Decorate with paints and markers and use as a fun Book Week display! |  |
💛 Book Week Task Cards💛
Perfect for fast finishers or as a brain break between lessons, these task cards are packed full of fun activities to help you celebrate Book Week in style. From writing tasks and interviews to crafts and dramatic games, there’s a card here for everyone! Allow students to select a card that interests them, or pop them in a hat for a lucky random draw. |  |
💛 Reading is Magic Book Review Foldable 💛
Explore a text as a whole class before using this fun foldable craft to review each of its elements! Glue together and decorate to create a fun take-home gift for Book Week alongside the matching Book Week Bookmarks. Alternatively, create an eye-catching classroom display when you combine it with our Reading is Magic Banner! |  |
Older readers, these are for you! ⭐️ Go in-depth into a whole class text using our all-inclusive novel study packages. With booklets, displays, crafts and more, these resources will keep your students busy and learning through Book Week and beyond 💛 Plus, we have even more book packages coming very soon!
Psst! 👀 Got a novel you’d love to see some resources on? Drop us a line and make a suggestion!
💛 Matilda 💛
Best suited for Years 3 & 4, use this package to explore Roald Dahl’s classic text with your students! You can also download many of the package’s components individually, including displays, a lapbook craft, a worksheet pack and more. |  |
💛 Bindi 💛
Designed to be used alongside the novel by Kirli Saunders, this book package is ideal for Years 5 & 6. Download the entire package for weeks of pre-planned, curriculum aligned content, or use one of the individual downloads for a single lesson. Explore poetry techniques, connections to Country, language features and so much more! |  |
💛 The Wild Robot 💛
Our newest book package is designed for Years 5 & 6 to explore the text The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. Featuring hands-on crafts, comprehension tasks, research inquiries and more, your students will have a blast getting to know this incredible novel. |  |
Are you just looking for something quick and easy to prep? Need a relief teacher cover activity, or something to support you through a low-energy Friday afternoon? Look no further! These activities require minimal preparation but deliver maximum results when it comes to learning and engagement 💛
💛 Book Week Questionnaire Booklet 💛
Perfect for Year 3-6 students, this booklet is the definition of ‘print and go’! Students will ask and answer questions, explore their favourite texts and compare their reading habits with their peers. For an easy lesson conclusion, lay completed booklets around the classroom and have students complete a gallery walk to look through each other’s answers. Can they guess who each booklet belongs to? |  |
💛 Book Week: My Favourite Character 💛
This easy-print activity is designed to be used with any book read independently or as a whole class. With multiple differentiated activity options, it’s simple to prep this activity to suit your entire class! If you like this task, you might also like Book Week: My Favourite Part of the Story. |  |
💛 Timetabling Book Week Worksheets 💛
Cover your Maths lesson during Book Week while getting your class schedule sorted at the same time! These worksheets ask students to compile all the activities their class or school have planned for Book Week, estimate their duration and plan a schedule which takes breaks, preparation and pack-up into account. |  |
We hope you have the most amazing Book Week ever! 💫
Don’t forget to tag us @topteacher when posting all the amazing things you get up to.
